consultant PAediatric radiologist
Royalhospital for sick children, glasgow
Information pack
reF: 37380D
Closing Date: noon 29th May 2015
As you may be aware, the new SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital and new RoyalHospital for Sick Children are due to open on the current Southern site early in 2015.
With this in mind, please note that positions based within the Victoria Infirmary, Mansionhouse Unit, the Western Infirmary and the current RoyalHospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill will change location and move to the new hospitals.
Gartnavel GeneralHospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary will also have some services affected by moves to the new Hospitals.
These changes mean your base may change after joining us and you will be informed as soon as possible prior to any change of base.
SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
Post: consultant paediatric radiologist
Base:royalhospital for sick children, glasgow
We are looking for a Paediatric Radiologist to join a team of 8 existing consultant radiologists within the RHSC to further support and develop services.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest National Health Service provider in Scotland with an annual operating budget of just under £3 billion. In recent years, NHSGGC has invested £15 million in new facilities and equipment, specifically in the areas of CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Digital Mammography, PET CT / SPECT, Angiography and General Digital Imaging.
The RoyalHospital for Sick Children is the largest specialist Children’s Hospital in Scotland, and one of the largest in the UK.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT IN Clinical Radiology or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
DIAGNOSTICS DIRECTORATE
INFORMATION PACK
FOR THE POST OF
CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC RADIOLOGIST
NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE
BASED AT THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, GLASGOW
1.Glasgow – A Fantastic Place to Live and Work
Glasgow has a wealth of attractions including some of the UK's finest Victorian architecture, internationally acclaimed museums, galleries and cultural venues all thriving in a unique cosmopolitan atmosphere. The renaissance of Glasgow over the last decade is an urban success story to which many major UK and European cities aspire.
Glasgow is now one of Europe's top cultural capitals with a complete all year calendar of festivals and events. Glaswegians and visitors alike enjoy widely acclaimed bars and first class restaurants nestling within the best commercial shopping district outside London. All of this is located within a stone's throw of some of the country's finest parks and gardens.
Glasgow is the gateway to Scotland's most spectacular scenery, with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs only 40 minutes away. Glasgow is at the core of road and national rail networks. It boasts the second largest suburban rail network in the United Kingdom. GlasgowInternationalAirport is just 10 miles from the Glasgow Royal Infirmary with 16 flights per day to London and direct international flights to many European destinations, Vancouver, Philadelphia, New York and Dubai.
2.The Hospital Modernisation Programme - The Services of Tomorrow
A massive re-organisation of NHSGGC is underway. The re-organisation was essential to align the organisational structure with the Acute Services Review (ASR) recommendations and support the Hospital Modernisation Programme. This is transforming healthcare provision locally, regionally and nationally. More than seven hundred million pounds of investment underpins an ambitious building programme, designed to deliver world class and integrated care from the following major acute sector units:
·New Cancer Centre, PET CT Imaging Centre, on the General hospital campus at Gartnavel, opened in 2007.
·Development of a single dedicated Regional Cardiothoracic Centre at Golden Jubilee Hospital, completed 2008.
·Ambulatory Care, Diagnostic and Treatment Centres at the Stobhill and Victoria sites, opened June 2009.
·New AcuteSouthGlasgowHospital with co-location of Maternity, Children’s and AdultHospital services. Regional Neurosciences and Maxillofacial Centres are also on site. The site will open in April 2015, with the ChildrensHospital relocating in June 2015.
·Re-development of Glasgow Royal Infirmary into the second major acute hospital in 2015.
The Hospital Modernisation Programme will ensure that walk-in/walk-out hospital services are provided for the majority of patients. The pattern of service provision will shift to reflect moves towards ambulatory care. Currently 85% to 90% of patient encounters with acute hospital services are on a same day basis. These include outpatient attendances, diagnostic tests, imaging procedures, and a range of day surgery procedures. In future, these services will be provided from ambulatory care centres designed to deliver a streamlined and rapid process of care.
The redesign and redevelopment of Glasgow's acute services will address many of the pressures currently facing the hospital service. The new services will be provided in modern facilities rather than in early 20th century buildings. The purpose-designed facilities will enable the one-stop/rapid diagnosis and treatment models required for the future. State of the art IT services and PACS currently allow patients’ images and diagnostic results to be available throughout the city and beyond, regardless of which hospital site is providing services. Concentration of inpatient facilities into fewer sites across the city will satisfy the requirements of junior doctor’s hours and issues arising from increasing sub-specialisation of medicine to be addressed, through the creation of larger staff teams and sustainable rotas for both junior and senior staff.
3.Greater Glasgow & Clyde Acute Services Division
Glasgow Acute Services Clyde Acute Services
15 Hospitals3 Hospitals
4,700 beds1,100 beds
£980m income £250m income
19,500 wte staff7,000 wte staff
The Acute Division brings together all acute services across the city and Clyde under a single management structure led by the Chief Operating Officer. The Division is made up of seven Directorates of clinical services, each managed by a Director and clinical management team along with a Facilities Directorate. These are:
Emergency Care and Medical Services
Surgery and Anaesthetics
Rehabilitation and Assessment
Diagnostics
Regional Services
Women’s and Children’s Services
Facilities
4.Diagnostics Directorate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde serves a population of around 2 million located across the West of Scotland. The New Cancer Centre serves a population of around 2.8 million i.e. over half the population of Scotland.
The Diagnostics Directorate has responsibility for all Laboratory services, Clinical Physics, Medical Photography, Bio engineering and Diagnostic Imaging. Diagnostic Imaging includes Clinical Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Regional imaging services (Neuroradiology, Paediatric Radiology, Oncological Imaging/PET CT, Breast Screening and Dental Radiology).
5.Diagnostic Imaging
Adult acute Radiology services are organised on a sector basis with Clinical Leads covering each sector (NE, NW & South and Clyde). Clinical Leads for Neuroradiology, PET CT, Paediatric Radiology, Adult Interventional, Dental Radiology and Breast Screening services are also in post. Clinical Leads report to the Clinical Director (Dr Anne Marie Sinclair) and General Manager (Lynn Ross). The Clinical Director is supported by to Deputies (Dr Andrew Watt & Dr Douglas McCarter).
South Sector Lead
(Southern General, Victoria, Western Dr. Stuart Ballantyne
Infirmary and GartnavelHospitals)
North-East Sector Lead
(Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Stobhill ACH)Dr. Ross MacDuff
Clyde Sector Lead Dr. Marzi Davies
(Royal Alexandra and Inverclyde
RoyalHospital and Vale of Leven
Hospital)
Neuroradiology LeadCurrently vacant
(Institute of Neurological Sciences)
Paediatric Radiology Lead
(RoyalHospital for Sick Children) Dr. Ruth Allen
Breast Screening Lead
(Breast Screening Unit)Dr. Hilary Dobson
PET CT Lead
(Greater Glasgow & Clyde)Dr. Sai Han
Interventional Radiology Lead Dr Ram Kasthuri
The NHSGG Strategic Review of Imaging Services aligns the future configuration of imaging with the over-arching NHSGG Hospital Modernisation Programme. Imaging support for acute/unscheduled care activity is a clinical governance priority. The key strategic aim of the Directorate is improve the quality of care provided to patients on the basis of clinical need by consolidating acute/emergency imaging support on a 24/7, 365 day basis and by complying with emergency, cancer related and scheduled care National waiting times targets.
The NHSGG out of hours imaging model for the adult acute service includes robust vascular/interventional on-call cover city wide with a Registrar provided\Consultant supported diagnostic on call service centred at the Royal Infirmary covering all Glasgow and Clyde acute sites for adult imaging with plans to extend this in due course to cover Paediatrics.
Consultant Paediatric Radiologist “out of hours” activity will be incorporated into job plans as a mix of evening/overnight “on-call” cover, weekend daytime activity and weekend daytime “on-call” cover. Thus, within a framework of recognised contractual hours, there is currently a 7 day working model in Paediatric Radiology with time in lieu compensation for weekend working which the successful applicant will be required to take part in.
6.Education & Training
Close links to the University of Glasgow ensure significant engagement in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching. A large education and training facility is being built on the Southern General campus to support and expand this commitment, due to open in 2015.
The NHSGGC Imaging Directorate is the major clinical sponsor for the West of Scotland Radiology Postgraduate Training Scheme and around 40 Specialist Registrars currently rotate through the Glasgow departments.
The Glasgow Caledonian Course in Diagnostic Ultrasound is accredited to Masters Level and trainee Sonographers are educated and mentored locally.
7.Research & University Links
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has excellent working relationships with the University of Glasgow and linked clinical / academic departments. Glasgow has a very strong academic and research base, with an excellent teaching reputation. There are libraries and lecture suites at all the hospital sites.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop his/her expertise and to undertake high quality audit and research activity. Strong collaborations exist between the various research groups of the Division. Successful candidates may be offered honorary status with the University.
The diagnostic directorate is currently engaged in developing even stronger links with the university to specifically support imaging based research and provide imaging support to major national and international trials. To this end a large clinical research facility is being established within the Institute of Neurological Sciences with state of the art imaging equipment being installed, due to open in 2015.
8.Valuing our Staff
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is committed to extending training and development opportunities to all staff and is actively developing multi-disciplinary training, extending the role of on-line E-learning, and recognises the importance of developments in technology for both staff and patients.
We Offer:
·Policies to help balance commitments at work and home and flexible family friendly working arrangements
·Excellent training and development opportunities.
·Free and confidential staff counselling services
·A central Glasgow location, with close access to motorway, rail and airport links.
·On-site library services
·Subsidised staff restaurant facilities
·Access to NHS staff benefits/staff discounts
·Active health promotion activities
·Bike User Group (National Cycle Scheme)
·Good Public Transport links
·Commitment to staff education and life-long learning/development opportunities
·Excellent student support
·Access to NHS Pension scheme
9.The Imaging Departments
General Information
An HSS RIS system covers all Glasgow and Clyde departments. Glasgow is the lead site for the Scottish National PACS implementation and completed National acceptance testing in January 2007, triggering the Glasgow wide roll out which was completed in mid 2008. The PACS system was upgraded in 2014 with a complete replacement of all hardware.
Voice recognition technology has also been introduced at all Glasgow and Clyde hospital sites along with upgrades to the RIS/PACS systems. The Trak-Care PAS is in place across GG&C and electronic requesting with “OrderComms”is in operation across all sites
All acute adult and paediatric hospitals and the ambulatory care hospitals have provision of modern mulltislice CT and 1.5T MRI systems. In addition, a 3T magnet is available at the regional neurosciences unit on the Southern General campus.
A Regional PET CT Centre, with two modern PET-CT scanners, has been developed adjacent to the New Cancer Centre.
Dedicated vascular/interventional facilities are available at Gartnavel, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Western Infirmary, Southern General Hospital, Victoria Infirmary, and in Neuroradiology/INS. Both Interventional and cardiac facilities in The Royal Hospital for Sick Children are available with a new paediatric interventional suite opening in 2015.
Total imaging examination numbers for Glasgow approach over one million per annum (excluding Obstetric US and Cardiology). The annual incidence of cancer for the Glasgow area is in the order of 7,000 cases. Regional services cover up to half the population of Scotland, potentially doubling the caseload for some patient pathways.
The Diagnostics Directorate currently employs around 116 individual Consultant Radiologists across Glasgow:
North East Sector23 (including vacancies)
South Sector37 (including vacancies)
Neuroradiology10
Paediatric Radiology 8
Breast Screening 7
DentalHospital 2
Clyde 21
Around 40 Specialist Registrars rotate through the West of Scotland Training Scheme.
RoyalHospital of Sick Children
The RoyalHospital for Sick Children was founded in 1883 and the present building was opened in 1971. The hospital is the largest paediatric hospital in Scotland and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. It provides a wide range of services to the local population and is the regional paediatric centre for surgical and intensive care referrals. It is the national centre for the management of chronic renal failure, renal transplantation, paediatric bone marrow transplants and paediatric cardiac surgery. It is also one of the few sites in the UK offering an ECMO service. There are 256 paediatric beds in the new hospital. The new Hospital will see and treat all patients under 16. It is exopcted that there will be in excess of 70,000 attendances at Accident and Emergency, and 25,000 new outpatients per annum.
The RoyalHospital for Sick Children has close links with GlasgowUniversity and there are University Departments of Child Health, Child and Family Psychiatry, Medical Genetics, Human Nutrition, Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Biochemistry. The RoyalHospital for Sick Children also has specialised units of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Nephrology, Oncology and Dermatology, together with Departments of Haematology, Pathology and Radiology.
The Children’s Hospital relocation to the new Southern General Hospital in 2015 will create one of the largest paediatric inpatient medical facilities in Europe. This will result in a significant expansion in paediatric case load as the referral upper age limit will change from 13 to 16 at the same time.
The new department has been designed to comfortably accommodate the predicted increase in case load. Joint working will also be facilitated as adult, maternity, paediatric and neurosciences will all be collocated on the same site for the first time in Glasgow.
The new department contains:
2 x 1.5 Tesla Siemens MRI scanners.
A new cardiac specification GE Revolution CT scanner.
3 x Ultrasound rooms + portable units for PICU & NICU (Philips).
3 x general x-ray DR rooms, with portable DR & CR units (Toshiba).
A new Philips fluoroscopy room.
Cardiac Cath and Interventional Labs in the paediatric theatre unit.
A gamma camera and shared SPECT CT gamma camera in the nuclear medicine department.
South Sector
The construction of the NewSouthGlasgowHospital, linked to the Institute of Neurological Sciences, the New Children’s Hospital and the redeveloped MaternityHospital is at the core of the NHSGGC Modernisation Programme. The transfer of acute services from the existing sites: SGH, VIC, WIG, GGH is scheduled for opening in April 2015.
The NSGH hospital campus will be the largest acute hospital site in Scotland providing inpatient services for the population of South Glasgow and well as some city wide services including vascular, renal and regional services.
The main clinical campus for GlasgowUniversity and the laboratory services for Glasgow are also relocating to the South Glasgow campus and substantial investment in research and education facilities is underway.
The New Victoria Hospital, an ambulatory care facility, opened in June 2009 and provides modern facilities for diagnostic procedures, day surgery and ‘walking wounded’ casualty services. This is located directly opposite the current Victoria Infirmary, which will retain its inpatient and accident and emergency services until New South Glasgow hospital opens in 2015.
The Western Infirmary and Gartnavel General Hospital jointly constitute one of the teaching hospital units linked to the University of Glasgow, the main campus of which is currently adjacent to the Western Infirmary site.
The Western Infirmary currently retains acute receiving for Medicine and Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Renal Medicine, Transplant Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and the Academic Departments of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Glasgow. Core acute inpatient services will move to the NewSouthGlasgowHospital in 2015. Outpatient facilities will move to the old RHSC site as an interim solution prior to a final move to the Gartnavel site.